Hi,

I need to impliment functionality to download files with server side code.

My module already has functionality for users to upload files.  When the file is uploaded, it is physically renamed to a GUID plus the file extension (for example, a MSWord file named "report.doc" may be renamed to "5fb72ccd-6a0f-4931-b26e-3be906f8a29b.doc").   The original filename, GUID file name, and UserID are stored in a table. 

Now, I want to have server side code to download individual files.  The Save As dialog should contain the original file name - in this example - report.doc. 

I have found ser ver side code to perform a basic download - but no code that has the extra step of showing the original file name - and not the physical file name on the server.  It is probably just one extra step that I am unaware of...

Any assistance and/or code samples would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Al

oh what the heck .. I'll save you the time :)

use the .AppendHeader method.  In the example below, "DownloadAs" is a string variable that contains the original filename

            Dim objResponse As System.Web.HttpResponse = System.Web.HttpContext.Current.Response

            objResponse.ClearContent()

            objResponse.ClearHeaders()

            objResponse.AppendHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=" & DownloadAs)

Well I almost have this working - thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

I get the file save as dialog box - but when I go to save the file, it times out and I get an error "filename could not be saved, because the source file could not be read".  This occurs in FireFox and IE8.

I stepped through the source code, and it is attempting to download a physical file on the file system that does exist...  Any ideas what may be causing this problem?

Note:  I am running the site from localhost - the files are saved (and subsequently downloaded) to/from a folder named  DesktopModulkes/MyModule/FileUploads.  It shouldn't be a permissions issue since Network Service has full rights to all folders/files.

Any ideas on what may be causing this issue?

Thanks, Al